Innate defenses include mechanical and chemical barriers, whereas adaptive defenses counter specific disease-causing agents.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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The overall functioning of the ANS contributes to
a. conservation of energy resources when stress levels are low. b. mobilization of energy reserves when stress levels are high. c. suppression of non-vital activities when stress levels are high. d. homeostasis. e. all these answers.
Which of the following is true regarding the autonomic nervous system?
A) It usually controls conscious actions. B) It uses the neurotransmitter acetylcholine exclusively. C) It controls skeletal muscle contraction. D) It has no ganglia along its nerves. E) Its denervation would cause hypersensitivity.
Fatty acids enter the cell respiration pathway at
A. the intermediate stage, once they have been converted to pyruvate. B. glycolysis, once they have been converted to glucose. C. the citric acid cycle, once they have been converted to acetyl CoA. D. electron transport chain, once they have been converted to NADH.
Deep, rapid breathing often seen in terminal diabetes mellitus is known as what?
A) Hyperpnea B) Dyspnea C) Tachypnea D) Orthopnea E) Kussmaul respiration